Check out this article. http://www.asiasentinel.com
It is pretty interesting relating to our current political situation in Malaysia. Yes, it is a long article, but it is worth reading especially since we Malaysians are only fed with one-sided news from our strongly-controlled mainstream media. It provides a more international view of Malaysia.
Asia Sentinel is a Asian webzine ( online magazine ) gaining popularity since the shrinking coverage of Asian media ( i.e. closure of Asiaweek and others )
Excerpts:
"He (Anwar) was ousted as deputy prime minister and jailed for six years on charges of corruption and sexual perversion that are almost universally regarded as trumped up. Since his release in 2004 following Mahathir’s retirement, Anwar has largely been outside Malaysia, lecturing at universities in the United States and maintaining that Mahathir’s government went after him to end his political career after he called attention to the endemic corruption in the party."Enjoy your holidays and please read the blog post below about the hiking trip by Yuen Herng. It has been pushed lower by many other posts, including this =P
"Najib has previously been impervious to corruption charges, particularly over a huge commission paid to his family for the purchase of submarines for the Malaysian navy, but he has come under additional scrutiny over questions about his role, if any, in murder charges against a prominent Malaysian political analyst with close ties to some of the country’s top political figures.
Abdul Razak Baginda, 46, and two members of a special police unit under Najib that normally exists to protect diplomats, face charges in the murder of a young Mongolian woman, Altantuya Shaariibuu, whose body was found in a patch of jungle near the Kuala Lumpur suburb of Shah Alam in November. She had reportedly been shot twice and torn apart with hand grenades available only to Malaysia’s security forces after trying to get Abdul Razak to acknowledge fathering her baby."
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